The Admirable Arrogance of Creativity

Works of art are appreciated temporarily and then forgotten or discarded. Even with the knowledge of this eternal futility, humans have an amazing inborn drive to continue to be creative.

The Admirable Arrogance of Creativity

The music I make will be enjoyed for but a moment,

The words I write are here for just a whisper of time,

And then they vanish into thin air.

My creative ideas of the mind are like sparks,

First captivating and alive,

Then ultimately fading out like an empty battery

Despite this futile reality,

I leap out of bed to make the next song,

Excited to put quill to paper,

To tell the next story,

Or to share with the world another truth.

 

Author's Note

Constructive criticism appreciated too.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

This one contains both truth and the right attitude. Impermanence is the law of the physical universe and all things are temporary. Unless you're Shakespeare or Michelangelo, so are most creative efforts. Still, we are creative beings and we must honor that heritage by continuing to create to the best of our abilities. On the money, this one.

[MrBaskerville]

I think the title ties it together. It´s an interesting thought and it is conveyed meaningfully. Personally i think it´s a bit too bombastic, but then again it´s a big subject and it´s a poem, so maybe it´s fitting.